MABEL KEEPS CALM AND CARRIES ON - THE WARTIME POSTCARDS OF MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL.

UK,French flaps,12mo s/back,illustrated,1st edn. [French flaps are a design in which the covers includes an extra internal folded piece of cover inside each side, giving the publisher more room to tell you about the book,and also gives you a built-in bookmark to fold into place.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt,pale beige background with colour pictorial artwork illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell, illustrated card covers with capitalised,red-lettered part-title and capitalised,dark blue lettered sub-title and Editor's capitalised name too,with capitalised,light grey lettered Foreword credited name; spine/backstrip with NO reading creases and similarly coloured+ lettered title as the front's,and publisher's b/w lettered +illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a smaller,colour pictorial illustration by Attwell.A dark blue lettered prose extract quotation by Attwell and black-lettered HELP FOR HEROES charity endorsed product information,and immaculate,clean, gate-fold colour pictorial illustrated insides of French flaps - front and rear.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore -edges bright crisp,clean without blemish or foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – pristine,with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,French flaps,12mo s/back,illustrated,1st edn,6-160pp [paginated] includes a Foreword by Bryn Barry,co-founder of Help For Heroes,and his facsimile signature to same,Acknowledgements,an Introduction, First World War Postcards with chapter/section separator page,a full page colour frntis and profuse colour postcard illustrations (22),Second World War Postcards with chapter/section separator page,a full page colour frntis,8 sections: Britain Goes to War, Children Everywhere, In Uniform, On Leave, Making Do and Mending, Digging for Victory, Blitz Britain, and Keeping Calm and Carrying On respectively with and profuse colour postcard illustrations (81) - all illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell,and a Further Reading page; plus [unpaginated] half-title with full page colour pictorial illustrated frntis to its verso,title page,and recto of Contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age and nature, i.e. [an ephemeral softback book. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. Mabel-Lucie Attwell was one of Britain's best-loved artists with her work touching generations,from those who grew up with her classic characters,Bunty and the Boo-Boos,tothose who have read Charles Kingsley's 'The Water Babies',which she famously illustrated.Her art has found its way into homes across the world through figurines,bathroom plaques and gift cards featuring her charming designs. Yet many of her poignant and humorous illustrations were created to cheer a world at war.She painted prolifically throughout the First and Second World Wars,with postcards featuring her child-like characters and tongue-in-cheek captions that were typical of her saucy sense of humour. Despite suffering loss and hardship herself during the wars she continued to encourage people 'to smile through the tears'.This book,which brings a collection of her wartime postcards together exclusively for the first time,pays tribute to the indomitable spirit ofthis incredible woman and to her art that cannot fail to raise a smile today for young and old alike. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **